| 背 | 369B05 22.42 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄅㄟˋ [bei4] (*ㄅㄟ [bei1] in many vb. senses, carry on the back). [Var.悖 in sense of recalcitrant] | ||
| N. | Body's back, back side: 刀背（兒） back side of knife; 椅背，靠背 chair back, back cushion; 書背 book back; 鏡背 back of mirror; 駝背 hunchback 51B.70; 背後 [bei4hou4]↓; 人心之向背 the direction (向 or 背) in which people feel toward this or that regime. | |||||
| V.i & t. | (1) (*[bei1]) To carry (burden) on back: 背不動 cannot carry it on back; 背著麻袋 carrying a hemp sack on back. (2) Turn back on, with back facing, in shadow of, in secret: 背著人，背人 secretly, without being seen; 背眼兒的地方 where one cannot be seen; 背花陰 in the shadow of flower bush; 背山面水 (of house) fronting water and with hill on the back; 背城借一 make one last stand before the city wall; 背水為陣 fighting with back to river. (3) Repeat, commit to memory: 能背著 can repeat (whole passage) from memory, (from former custom of turning back on book on teacher's desk during individual recitation); 背不出來 cannot recite; 背書 [bei4shu1]↓. (4) Turn back on treaty, promise: 背約 break treaty; 背卻前言 break one's word; 背盟棄信 violate treaty; 背主 disloyal to master. (5) Abandon: see 背棄 [bei4qi4]↓. (6) Euphem. for parents’ death: 父母見背 bereaved (saw back) of parents. (7) To faint, fall unconscious (背過氣了). | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) On reverse side: 背面 reverse; 背後 behind; 背後有人 some one behind you; 背馳，背道而馳 run in opposite directions, draw further apart. (2) Unlucky: 背時，背運 unlucky times, fate. | |||||
| Words | 1. 背榜 *[bei1bang3], v.i., be the last name on list of candidates (“bring up the rear”). 2. 背包 *[bei1bao1], n., package carried on back. 3. 背部 [bei4bu4], n., the back (of house, body, etc.). 4. 背棄 [bei4qi4], v.t., abandon (family, etc.). 5. 背褡 [bei4da1], n., vest. 6. 背帶 [bei4dai4], n., suspenders. 7. 背道 [bei4dao4], n., back path, also 背道而馳, see Adv. 1↑. 8. 背負 [bei4fu4], v.t., carry on the back (load, responsibility). 9. 背旮旯（兒）（子） [bei4ga1la2]([er0])([zi0]), n., a quiet, hidden corner. 10. 背黑鍋 *[bei1hei1guo1], v.i., to take the blame for others. 11. 背後 [bei4hou4], n., back: 在背後 at the back, behind; 山背後 the back side of the mountain. 12. 背花 [bei4hua1], n., game of rolling spears on back; marks of lashing on back. 13. 背剪 [bei4jian3], v.i., hands tied on back: 背剪綁了 so tied. 14. 背脊（梁） [bei4ji3]([liang2]), n., the spine. 15. 背景 [bei4jing3], n., background (of story, scene, politics); social connections: 有背景 has some person backing up; back drop of plays. 16. 背拉 *[bei1la0], v.i., mix, beat (egg) to make even. 17. 背累 [bei4lei0], n., financial burdens. 18. 背囊 [bei4nang2], n., knapsack. 19. 背叛 [bei4pan4], v.i. & t. & n., to rebel against; rebellion. 20. 背信 [bei4xin4], v.i., break one's word. 21. 背心（兒） [bei4xin1]([bei4xie1er0]), n., vest. 22. 背手 [bei4shou3], v.i., (also 背著手) hands at the back (as in stroll). 23. 背書 [bei4shu1], v.i., (1) recite lesson from memory; (2) endorse (check). 24. 背誦 [bei4song4], v.i. & t., recite from memory. 25. 背錯（兒） *[bei1cuo4]([er0]), v.i., bear blame for others. 26. 背子 [bei4zi0], n., (1) stiffening material at back as 紙背子 card board stiffening; (2) (*[bei1zi0]) stack for carrying burden on back. 27. 背字（兒） [bei4zi4]([bei4ze4er0]), n., bad luck. 28. 背椅 [bei4yi3], n., chair with back. 29. 背陰（兒） [bei4yin1]([bei4yieer0]), phr., in the shade. 30. 背泳 [bei4yong3], n., (swimming) backstroke. | |||||